Margate unveil youth programme

Ryman Premier League side Margate have today unveiled a management structure, which will run their reserve and under eighteen sides.

The Hartsdown Park club is delighted to welcome back Mark Weatherly, who has been appointed as reserve team manager with immediate effect and Tom Hickman, who started his career with Margate's youth team, will take control of the under 18s.

Hickman, is the Sports Director of Generation Sports, and also plays for Ryman League Division One South neighbours Dover Athletic, having played for Herne Bay and Ramsgate earlier in his career.

A statement issued today on www.margate-fc.com said: “The vision of our club remains focused on providing a youth development programme, which will run through our youth section from the 7’s to the 18’s and reserve team.

”This must be delivered in a programme of coaching that progresses our youth members into our reserves and prepares them to take their place in the first team.

”It will be a programme agreed with first team manager Robin Trott, to ensure that the style of play and formation used will be the same as his first team.

”The partnership will also provide the opportunity to crash coaching for the youth section sides that have difficulty in reaching the standards of the league in which they play.”

Margate Football Club is now the selected partner of the Ursuline Academy and the club will receive all promising players into its youth section.

The legal 106 Agreement required as a condition of their original planning consent has now been updated, taking account of the current amendments and has been approved by TDC Planners and their Sports Development Officer.

The main content of the 106 Agreement was a requirement for the club to cement into place its Community Use Programme for the proposed new facilities.

Margate Football Club has selected the Ursuline Football Academy to manage the community use element of these facilities.

The Ursuline Football Academy has appointed Generation Sports Ltd as their management company.

Generation Sports Ltd is also the chosen management company for the Thanet Schools Programme, which is designed to introduce Football to all the children of Thanet.

As part of their development and coaching programme, Generation Sports Ltd employs football coaches. As part of the new partnership with Margate Football Club, Generation Sports have committed to supply managers/coaches to both Margate’s under 18 team and newly formed reserve side, for whom the club has applied for membership to the Kent League.